different between change vs bargain
change
English
Etymology
From Middle English changen, chaungen, from Old French changier, from Late Latin cambi?re, from Latin camb?re, present active infinitive of cambi? (“exchange, barter”), from Gaulish cambion, *kambyom (“change”), from Proto-Celtic *kambos (“twisted, crooked”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)?ambos, *(s)kambos (“crooked”).
Cognate with Italian cambiare, Portuguese cambiar, Romanian schimba, Spanish cambiar. Used in English since the 13th century. Displaced native Middle English wenden, from Old English wendan (“to turn, change”) (whence English wend).
The noun is from Middle English change, chaunge, from Old French change, from the verb changier. See also exchange. Possibly related from the same source is Old English gombe.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: ch?nj, IPA(key): /t?e?nd?/
- Rhymes: -e?nd?
Verb
change (third-person singular simple present changes, present participle changing, simple past and past participle changed)
- (intransitive) To become something different.
- (transitive, ergative) To make something into something else.
- (transitive) To replace.
- (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
- (transitive) To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it).
- (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)
- (archaic) To exchange.
- 1610, The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, act 1 scene 2
- At the first sight / they have changed eyes. (exchanged looks)
- 1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue 2):
- I would give any thing to change a word or two with this person.
- 1610, The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, act 1 scene 2
- (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
- to change a horse
Synonyms
- (to make something different): alter, modify, make another
- (to make something into something different): transform
Derived terms
Related terms
- exchange
Translations
Noun
change (countable and uncountable, plural changes)
- (countable, uncountable) The process of becoming different.
- (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
- (countable) A replacement.
- (uncountable) Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase.
- (uncountable) Usually coins (as opposed to paper money), but sometimes inclusive of paper money
- (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
- (baseball) A change-up pitch.
- (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
- 1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech
- Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing.
- 1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech
- (dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
- (Scotland, dated) A public house; an alehouse.
- 1727-1728, Edward Burt, Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
- They call an alehouse a change.
- 1727-1728, Edward Burt, Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Usage notes
- Adjectives often applied to "change": big, small, major, minor, dramatic, drastic, rapid, slow, gradual, radical, evolutionary, revolutionary, abrupt, sudden, unexpected, incremental, social, economic, organizational, technological, personal, cultural, political, technical, environmental, institutional, educational, genetic, physical, chemical, industrial, geological, global, local, good, bad, positive, negative, significant, important, structural, strategic, tactical.
Synonyms
- (the process of becoming different): transition, transformation
Related terms
- (transfer): interchange
- exact change
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- modification
- mutation
- evolution
- reorganization
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “change”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
French
Etymology
Deverbal from changer (corresponding to Old French change). Compare Medieval and Late Latin cambium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????/
Noun
change m (plural changes)
- exchange
Derived terms
- bureau de change
- gagner au change
- lettre de change
Verb
change
- first-person singular present indicative of changer
- third-person singular present indicative of changer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of changer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of changer
- second-person singular imperative of changer
Related terms
- changer
- changeur
Further reading
- “change” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Alternative forms
- chànge (Guernsey)
Etymology
Borrowed from French change and English change.
Noun
change m (plural changes)
- (Jersey) change
- (Jersey, money) exchange rate
Old French
Alternative forms
- cange (Anglo-Norman)
Etymology
Deverbal of changier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t??an.d???/
Noun
change m (oblique plural changes, nominative singular changes, nominative plural change)
- change (difference between one state and another)
- exchange
Descendants
- ? Middle English: change
- English: change
- French: change
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bargain
English
Etymology
From Middle English bargaynen (“to bargain, make a pledge for sale”), from Old French bargaigner (“to bargain”), from Frankish *borganjan (“to borrow, lend”), from Proto-Germanic *burgijan? (“to borrow, lend”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?erg?- (“to protect, secure”). Akin to Old High German borag?n, borg?n (“to look after, care for”) (German borgen), Old English borgian (“to borrow, lend, pledge”). More at borrow.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bäg?n, IPA(key): /?b????n/, /-??n/
- (General American) enPR: bärg?n, IPA(key): /?b?????n/
- Rhymes: -??(?)??n, -??(?)??n
- Hyphenation: bar?gain
Noun
bargain (plural bargains)
- An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
- 1883, J. J. S Wharton, Wharton's Law Lexicon:
- A contract is a bargain that is legally binding.
- 1883, J. J. S Wharton, Wharton's Law Lexicon:
- An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
- Synonyms: contract, engagement, stipulation
- c. 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act III scene ii[1]:
- […] And when your honors mean to solemnize
The bargain of your faith, I do beseech you,
Even at that time I may be married too.
- […] And when your honors mean to solemnize
- An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price
- Synonym: steal
- Synonym: rip-off
- A gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase.
- Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; […].
- The thing stipulated or purchased.
- Synonym: purchase
- c. 1603, William Shakespeare, Othello, Act V scene ii[2]:
- If he say so, may his pernicious soul Rot half a grain a day! He lies to th' heart. She was too fond of her most filthy bargain.
Derived terms
Translations
Descendants
- Sranan Tongo: barki
Verb
bargain (third-person singular simple present bargains, present participle bargaining, simple past and past participle bargained)
- (intransitive) To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate
- c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part I[3]:
- So worthless peasants bargain for their wives.
- United we bargain, divided we beg
- They had to bargain for a few minutes to get a decent price for the rug.
- c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part I[3]:
- (transitive) To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- haggle
Anagrams
- Bagrian, braaing
Middle English
Alternative forms
- bargayn, bargayne, bargan, bargen, bargeyn, bargynne
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman bargaigne, from bargaigner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bar???i?n(?)/, /?bar??n(?)/
Noun
bargain (plural bargaines)
- A corporate agreement; a trade deal.
- A pact; a concord; an agreement with legal force.
- A project, venture or endeavour.
- (rare) An item or product; a commodity.
- (rare) A situation as an outcome of prior behaviour from others.
- (rare) A promise or commitment; an obligation due to prior agreement.
- (rare) An argument or dispute.
Descendants
- English: bargain
- Scots: bargain
References
- “bargain(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-06.
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
bargain m
- genitive singular of bargan
- nominative plural of bargan
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